¶ By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. Gen. 4.3-10

By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; Gen. 6.13-22 by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

¶ These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. Gen. 23.4